CADAC CONSOLES INTRODUCES CM-SYSTEM DYNAMIC ROUTING CONTROL
- Cadac
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The official production launch, at ISE, of the CM-RT12 MegaCOMMS Router provides large-scale dynamic routing control across the latest-generation CM-system fibre-based ecosystem.
Cadac Consoles’ new CM-RT12 fibre-optic dynamic network router becomes the backbone of the CM-system MegaCOMMS network. Controlled directly from the CM-J50 mixing console’s GUI, it enables scene-by-scene dynamic routing, while handling mic gain compensation between multiple consoles. With a routing capacity of 3072 channels, it links up to twelve MegaCOMMS devices — consoles, racks, and network bridges — within a unified fibre-optic audio network system. For mission-critical applications, two CM-RT12 routers, used in parallel, provide a redundant network.
Running Cadac Consoles’ proprietary MegaCOMMS digital audio protocol, the CM-RT12 maintains the brand’s industry-leading 0.4 ms end-to-end latency, including all processing and conversion, across distances of up to 2 km. The resultant phase-coherent, ultra-low-latency audio fully retains Cadac’s renowned transparency across even the most complex distributed networks.
“The CM-RT12 represents a huge step forward for Cadac Consoles,” says James Godbehear, Director of Marketing and Business Operations. “It’s incredibly powerful, yet remarkably simple to use. Large-scale systems with multiple consoles, racks, and bridges can be managed with the same ease as a single rack setup.
“The CM-RT12’s launch demonstrates the true scalability of our fibre-based ecosystem and positions Cadac as a truly viable option for high channel-count touring, event, theatre, and installation applications. It allows Dante interfaces, analogue inputs, or other system components to be placed exactly where they’re needed in the venue, without compromise on performance, workflow or cost.”
“We knew the market required larger networking capability, and we wanted to ensure we didn’t compromise on sonic performance while expanding scalability and, importantly, reliability,” adds Emily Watson, Head of R&D. “Our goal was to create a routing platform that’s both incredibly capable and instinctive to operate, resulting in a system that can handle the largest-scale productions but still feels immediately familiar to any Cadac user.”
Local user interface controls on the front facia, comprising a colour LCD display and rotary encoder and headphone output, provide advanced local monitoring capabilities, Ethernet setup and maintenance, and recall of locally stored maps.
Complementing the router is the new CM-MF64, a fibre-optic development of Cadac’s established CM-MD64 coaxial MADI bridge. Together with the, now-shipping, CM-DF64 Dante bridge, they provide 64 x 64 I/O at 96 kHz interfaces for Dante and MADI within a CM-system fibre-based MegaCOMMS network.
“This generation of CM-system products demonstrates that Cadac can deliver both scale and operational simplicity,” concludes Godbehear. “We’ve taken the audio precision and transparency our users have long come to expect, and extended it across a powerful fibre-based ecosystem that scales effortlessly for touring and fixed installation applications.”
ISE attendees can gain hands-on experience with the full Cadac CM-system on booth 7E550.
Media Contact: KGa Marketing& Media
Keith Grant
Email: cadac@kgamarketing.com
Company Contact: Cadac
James Godbehear
Email: james@cadac-sound.com
